How to install if configure file is missing?

[emonigma]

I tried installing from source on macOS. The repo does not have a configure file, so I cannot run

$ ./configure

as mentioned in the installation instructions.

The repo has a configure.ac, so following this advice, I first ran autoconf and automake, then:

$ ./configure
configure: error: cannot find required auxiliary files: config.guess config.sub install-sh

I also tried the different order, automake and autoconf, and I get the same error.

How can I install TSK from source on macOS?

[joachimmetz]

you need to generate configure with ./bootstrap this requires that you have autotools installed (which on MacOS can be tricky). Just stick with the packaged release, if you're not actively developing sleuthkit.

[emonigma]

Yes, I ended up installing through ports and it worked out of the box. Thank you for your help!